Public Speaking Worksheet: Formal and Informal Speech

Public speaking lesson 7: Speaking to different audiences · Set 611 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Audience first): Formal: Annual Day, welcoming guests, debates, the assembly news, interviews, a vote of thanks. Informal: chatting with friends, birthday parties, family talk, calls with grandparents. Think about the audience first: their age, the occasion and what they already know. In formal speech say “going to”, not “gonna”.

1. 1.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs formal language. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💬 Is “So, like, yeah” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
3. 3.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a sleepover with your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
4. 4.True or false: a video call with your grandparents needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Which word is too informal for a speech to judges? (a) would like (b) going to (c) gonna (d) grateful
6. 6.💬 Is “Hey guys!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
7. 7.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an inter-school debate? (a) formal (b) informal
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Respected judges, (c) You won’t believe this! (d) It is my privilege to
9. 9.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a talk at a parent–teacher meeting? (a) informal (b) formal
10. 10.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a video call with your grandparents? (a) formal (b) informal
11. 11.Which of these is a formal line? (a) So, like, yeah (b) I would like to begin by (c) Gonna tell you something (d) You won’t believe this!
12. 12.True or false: a vote of thanks needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is an informal line? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Guess what happened! (c) Kindly allow me to begin (d) Esteemed guests,
14. 14.True or false: telling your family about your day needs informal language. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for a birthday party with your cousins? (a) informal (b) formal
16. 16.True or false: an interview for school captain needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Good morning, respected (b) Hey guys! (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Respected judges,
18. 18.💬 Is “Guess what happened!” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
19. 19.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for reading the news in assembly? (a) formal (b) informal
20. 20.🧒 Your audience is Class 2 children. What words should you use? (a) long, hard words (b) lots of difficult terms (c) only big numbers (d) short, simple words
21. 21.🏫 Which is the best way to start a speech in morning assembly? (a) Yo, listen up (b) Good morning, everyone (c) Hey guys, what’s up (d) Oi, all of you
22. 22.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for an interview for school captain? (a) informal (b) formal
23. 23.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) Esteemed guests, (d) Hey guys!
24. 24.Which of these is a formal line? (a) You won’t believe this! (b) It is my privilege to (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) Gonna tell you something
25. 25.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for welcoming the chief guest? (a) formal (b) informal
26. 26.True or false: a speech at the Annual Day function needs formal language. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 Is “You won’t believe this!” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
28. 28.🎩 Should your language be formal or informal for telling your family about your day? (a) informal (b) formal
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Esteemed guests, (b) I would like to begin by (c) So, like, yeah (d) It is my privilege to
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kindly allow me to begin (b) Guess what happened! (c) Hey guys! (d) Gonna tell you something
31. 31.💬 Is “Good morning, respected” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
32. 32.💬 Is “What’s up, everyone?” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
33. 33.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Hey guys! (b) Gonna tell you something (c) You won’t believe this! (d) Respected judges,
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) I would like to begin by (c) What’s up, everyone? (d) You won’t believe this!
35. 35.💬 Is “Esteemed guests,” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
36. 36.Which of these is a formal line? (a) Guess what happened! (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Gonna tell you something (d) So, like, yeah
37. 37.💬 Is “It is my privilege to” a formal or an informal line? (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
38. 38.💬 Is “Respected judges,” a formal or an informal line? (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Gonna tell you something (b) Kindly allow me to begin (c) Esteemed guests, (d) It is my privilege to
40. 40.👨‍🏫 Your audience is parents and teachers at a meeting. Which tone fits? (a) slangy and rude (b) bored and flat (c) polite and formal (d) silly and loud

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